fentanyl

== English == === Alternative forms === fentanil === Etymology === From phen(yle)th(yl) +‎ anil(ide). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛn.tə.nɪl/, (sometimes also) [ˈfɛnʔ.nɪɫ] (US, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈfɛn.tə.nɑl/, /ˈfɛn.tə.nɔl/, [ˈfɛnʔ.nɑɫ], [ˈfɛnʔ.nɔɫ] === Noun === fentanyl (countable and uncountable, plural fentanyls) (pharmacology) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C22H28N2O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C22H28N2O·C6H8O7, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide. ==== Usage notes ==== The nonstandard but widespread American tendency to mispronounce fentanyl as if it were spelled fentanol is due to confusion with names like Tylenol. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “fentanyl”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “fentanyl”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === fentanyl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Alternative forms === Fentanyl === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑ̃.ta.nil/ === Noun === fentanyl m (uncountable) (pharmacology) fentanyl ==== Further reading ==== fentanyl on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr == Swedish == === Noun === fentanyl c (pharmacology) fentanyl ==== Declension ==== === References === “fentanyl”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)